Acquiring or taking possession of prohibited ammunition from unauthorised person
248 Acquiring or taking possession of prohibited ammunition from unauthorised person
A person who acquires or takes possession of prohibited ammunition from another person commits a crime unless the other person is authorised to possess the ammunition by a licence or permit.
Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of $60 000.
Summary conviction penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 2 years and a fine of $24 000.
This section extends to the acquiring or taking possession of prohibited ammunition from a person who is outside the State, and the regulations may make provision for the circumstances in which a person outside the State is taken for the purposes of this section to be authorised by a licence or permit to possess prohibited ammunition.
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